The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-11-01
pNUNInlrION.

protection as long as possible Of tho clty'u
largo investment in gas plant.
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POLITICAL pnUuIBlrION.
Tho Alleged Analogy notwson the Liquor
7 question aud slassry-Third pnrty de-
+ ccption.
To the Editor ofRt Ln.t!l;Cer,etr.
sIa: My dear Mr.. Csrsksdon, and many
others OF his mode OF thinking, ere Of
opinion that the only remedy Tor intom.
psrance Is to be found in q third party;
and they at once refer TO the rise Of the
Republican party. This analogous REASON.
Ing Is very deceptive. They draw analogy
where there Is no analogy. The Rspub!i.
can party was not organlzsd with intent to
abollBh slavery In tho near future. 1t
grow out OF the preten!ions Of tho 6laye
ho!ders, that under tho Constitution Of
tho United States they had right to carry
their slaves into any territory belonging
to the United States, That CopgseeB or
tho people OF tho territory had no right
to make laws for . territory inimical to
slavery. Leading Democrats and many
Wings coacurred, and nearly tho whole
Whis party OF tho South, vita nearly a
solid Southern Democracy joined in that
opinion. The declaration OF Douglses
that the people Of the territory could volts
slavery up or down, entirely broke hia
grip on the Southern Democracy. Mr. Lin
coin did as much 10 any one man 10 eD.ab-
lish the Republican party; although he do.
clarcd in 1858, theoretically, TINT the Union
could not exist One.hati tree and ono.
hall slave. Yet no had not tho slishtest
idea Of interfering with slavery when his
was elected Preaident. Il Is we'll known
that gentleman Of high character was
Imprisoned in Ohio alter he (Lincolu) was
insug1ra.ed, for an slIeged violation OF The
fugitive slave law. He languished In the
prilon for months, until malsdy seized
him, from which ho died, shortly ate.
Mr. Lincoln psrdoned him. Bat hia
friends will remember this urgent appeala
that were made before tho pardon was
granted. Thia case Is mentioned simply
to show that it was ITO part OF tao linton.
ton Of Mr.. Lincoln, 90 tho representative
Of tho Republican party, to interfere with
the institution, but to enforce the laws
for its protection. But their object aud
intention was to surround tho institution
by FREQ States, knowing that If IL could no.
extend it's territory, it must eventually
peiieh from its natural increase. Gens.al
Grant stated to the writer ir 1864 that
when ho crossed the Ohio. river in 1851
with tho Army Of the Nor.hwess he was
satisfied that there VAS not ons man In
tan, in the army Of the northwest who
was in favor OF a5ol;shing slavery. But
in three years, thess ycar5 fighting, aur-
rounded by matter aud siaye, there Tss
nos orc in ten but favored em:r cipation.
All this change OF Eentimsn. liz attributed
to tho folly OF ths Southern alsyeholder.
It wss strife and b!oodshed, tho fearful
boom OF the cGnuop, the piercing bsyouet,
the deEolAsion Of var, that madteued
sentiment in the North, and tho deter.
miustion was formed to wipe out tho IT,
stitu:icn. President Lincoin's prec,sma-
ton wac only conditional, yet all ryincu,-
her how it staggered hia friends in West
Virginia. Union men met each other in
whispers, with expressions Of lear that tho
President had gone too far. ~.
II any candid man will think about II
lie must see there lie not tho slishtest
analogy between the Temperate, cause
snd tho abolition Of slavery. .r
You may preach and writo until many
of tho people become lunIsics and VOC
cannot get up the determined feeling on
the Bubject OF intomperancs that abolish.
ed slavery. Nothing but war can arouse
that feeling, AID Mr. Car1kadon iaa non
comba.ant; he does not desiro war,
There is further want Of analogy bs.
twesn intsmpsrSnca and slavery. When
c slave ia free he stays free. Blu: when
drunkon man gets 1ober, you have no
guarantee that he will stay sober. When
the edict went forth that tho slave was
free. he WAS free, aud there was 20 further
traffic in slavery; not 30 with tho whisky
trsiiic, re-
suppoae third party Is formed: It
must be mada up OF men from both OF the
old pariies. 1t passes prohibition Laws.
lie work is partially done; but It hiss rnor1.
bers Of Congress and United States Sen
stols to elect. Mr.. Csrukadoa and bis eg-
teemsd friend the editor OF tho Vest Vir.
ginin Democrat. are both in the prohibition
party; they meet in convention; Nation.
al politics comeo up; Mr.. Ca!gkaaon waata
Q man who will vote for protection; the
editor nsmsd wants man who will vote
for 8 tariff for revenue only. Tho pro-
hihision party is cplit.
You are referred agsin to thu hist ,ry OF
tho Republican party. It Was com posed
principally OF those who Lad been Wings.
but it had strong backing Of Democrats
They did not ctop to join unanimously in
doctrines. Tho very first
thing they did was to formulate, from the
Of the old Wing and Democratic
parties meGsurcG ior cGrrfi ing en- the Cow
eminent OF the United States on the sab.
jet Of tariff, currency, public lands, &c,
Whatever measure that had been propos.
cd by either OF tho old parties tLst had
merit in it they adopted. u p9 $50.
In the view OF ilcrested taxation, tho
temperance cause is q political question,
In other pcintn OF view it 10 q moral and
religious question. Upon all Of theeo
questions Republicans and Democrats are
alike interested. But for tho good Of mar.
kind there Is grea. diversity Of opinion "a
to tina best mode OF suppYeesinc tho evil.
II eQnite esrtsin ono party cannot do II |
without the sssiatsnCs o! the other in ear. |
rying out the wishes Of thoso who desire
the suppression OF the evil. II Mr.: Cars.
ksdon and the leaders who oct with him
are sincere in tho opinion that prohibi. |
ton cannot DO carried out without q party
to eas.ain and carry it out, snG that that
party must be 9 third party, built up by |
the overthrow OF enc CT the old parties,
Why don't they say SO, and &C! according.
y? Why make the clamor before the |
10 submit the question, wi en- |
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